Municipality of West Perth · ON — Canada Municipal Elections 2026

Lower · part of County of Perth

7,466

eligible voters 2026

42.2%

turnout in 2022

seats on the ballot

certified candidates

incumbents running

9,038

population

South Western km²

land area

Mayor 1 to be elected2 candidates

Dean Trentowsky Serving council — different office	🔎
Doug Eidt	🔎 🔎 West Perth’s mayoral win would accomplish Eidt’s ‘dream’

Deputy Mayor 1 to be elected2 candidates

Andrew Fournier Serving council — different office	🔎
Nick Vink Serving council — different office	🔎

Councillor — Ward Fullarton 2 to be elected2 candidates

Alex Foster Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Fullarton	🔎
Steve Herold Incumbent	🔎

Councillor — Ward Hibbert 2 to be elected3 candidates

Cheri Bell Ran 2022 · Deputy Mayor	🔎
Landon Smith	🔎
Walter McKenzie Serving council — different office Elected 2022 · Mayor (65.2%)	🔎

Councillor — Ward Logan 2 to be elected3 candidates

Lisa Rapien	🔎
Ryan Duck Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Logan	🔎
Stephanie Siemon	🔎

Councillor — Ward Mitchell 3 to be elected5 candidates

Ben Davey	🔎
Jim Gaffney	🔎
Michelle Dennis	🔎
Murray Rose Incumbent Elected 2022 · Councillor, Ward Mitchell	🔎
Philip O'Donnell Incumbent	🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Longtime Logan resident steps out of comfort zone in West Perth electionLondon Free Press · 2026-10-01
West Perth candidate meeting set for Oct. 15London Free Press · 2026-09-29
Vibrant municipal election campaign now underway in West PerthLondon Free Press · 2026-08-25
More people seek West Perth council seats as deadline nearsLondon Free Press · 2026-08-15
McKenzie not seeking re-election as West Perth mayorLondon Free Press · 2026-05-20

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

📊 2022 in review

Turnout in 2022: 42.2% (2,936 of 6,963 eligible voters). Full certified results: AMO 2022 portal.

Deputy Mayor

✅ W. Dean Trentowsky1,761 votes ·

Cheri Bell1,102 votes ·

Mayor

✅ Walter McKenzie1,893 votes · 65.2%

Douglas Neil Eidt1,010 votes · 34.8%

Councillor, Ward Fullarton

✅ Steven Herold254 votes ·

✅ Alex Foster239 votes ·

Jeffrey French234 votes ·

Kevin Maschke167 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Hibbert

✅ Nicholas Vink0 votes ·

✅ Andrew A Fournier0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Logan

✅ Diane Chessell0 votes ·

✅ Ryan Duck0 votes ·

Councillor, Ward Mitchell

✅ Murray Rose1,227 votes ·

✅ Doug Feltz1,097 votes ·

✅ Phillip O'Donnell842 votes ·

Joe Klumper469 votes ·

Mike Nelson454 votes ·

Sources: official candidate listing · 2022 certified results